I dread the holiday, because we are always the ones to travel around to the relatives houses, when we have all the kids and crap to cart. We celebrate Christmas, with watching the Polar Express, drinking hot coco, and baking cookies.I know we're so traditional.

I think what I dread most is the stress of getting it all done...and that my daughters' birthday is right smack in the middle, as well as our anniversary. What I love most about Hanukkah is lighting the menorahs with my kids and hubby. There's something magical about the soft glow of the candles while we recite the prayers. It's not so much about the gifts as it is our heritage...and respect for all of those who came before us, or who died in the Holocaust. We will never forget. The girls have their own menorah, it is a chain of ladybugs. And then we have grown up menorahs! We do not exchange gifts on every night of Hanukkah. But we do light the candles every night. On at least 2-3 of the nights we will make & enjoy a traditional Hanukkah dinner complete with latkes (potato pancakes) topped with applesauce and sour cream...and cheese blintz casserole with berry topping.

I dread the driving. Picking up this set of kids. Dropping of that set of kids, etc. Lunhatikk said...

I dread the amount of money I inevitably spend. I dread the feeling of disappointment afterwards like for some reason it wasn't enough. I dread the weight I gain cause of all the good food I get to eat. I dread getting presents especially if they aren't something I want or need and it's something I'd just rather not have recieved. I thoroughly enjoy the good food I get to eat! I love that I always make the time to make my potato salad which is unlike any other potato salad I've had, ever. I love wrapping presents! I love giving presents! We celebrate by opening presents and eating too much! We spend some good quality time together, playing games, watching any new dvds, eating some more. This year we're near family again in the first time for a very long time, so we'll be driving around visiting some of them and spending time too. Then to make a day I'd rather avoid better, we take down the tree before bed!!

I love it all. The true meaning of the story of Jesus' birth, gifts, the decorations, the food, the carols, the magic of it all. I may be the only one online today that does...I do think that if you don't enjoy the holiday you might want to reconsider how you celebrate it. Why spend a month hating what you are doing? Makes no sense to me. Holly

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I think what I dread most is the stress of getting it all done...and that my daughters' birthday is right smack in the middle, as well as our anniversary.

What I love most about Hanukkah is lighting the menorahs with my kids and hubby. There's something magical about the soft glow of the candles while we recite the prayers. It's not so much about the gifts as it is our heritage...and respect for all of those who came before us, or who died in the Holocaust. We will never forget.

The girls have their own menorah, it is a chain of ladybugs. And then we have grown up menorahs!

We do not exchange gifts on every night of Hanukkah. But we do light the candles every night. On at least 2-3 of the nights we will make & enjoy a traditional Hanukkah dinner complete with latkes (potato pancakes) topped with applesauce and sour cream...and cheese blintz casserole with berry topping.

I dread the holiday, because we are always the ones to travel around to the relatives houses, when we have all the kids and crap to cart. We celebrate Christmas, with watching the Polar Express, drinking hot coco, and baking cookies.I know we're so traditional.

I dread the amount of money I inevitably spend. I dread the feeling of disappointment afterwards like for some reason it wasn't enough. I dread the weight I gain cause of all the good food I get to eat. I dread getting presents especially if they aren't something I want or need and it's something I'd just rather not have recieved.

I thoroughly enjoy the good food I get to eat! I love that I always make the time to make my potato salad which is unlike any other potato salad I've had, ever. I love wrapping presents! I love giving presents!

We celebrate by opening presents and eating too much! We spend some good quality time together, playing games, watching any new dvds, eating some more. This year we're near family again in the first time for a very long time, so we'll be driving around visiting some of them and spending time too. Then to make a day I'd rather avoid better, we take down the tree before bed!!

I love it all. The true meaning of the story of Jesus' birth, gifts, the decorations, the food, the carols, the magic of it all. I may be the only one online today that does...I do think that if you don't enjoy the holiday you might want to reconsider how you celebrate it. Why spend a month hating what you are doing? Makes no sense to me. Holly

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